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The reported progress points to an overall positive momentum. Brands can...

AI’s potential and its risks are closely intertwined - the difference lies in how it is deployed...

The recent rollback in the US of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...

With the current conflict in the Gulf States and ongoing conflicts creating instability elsewhere...

So far, adoption of AI in manufacturing has been slow, but growth is coming...

Social sustainability guides how companies manage relationships across their value chain...

In its latest data, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) shows that...

The key message of the guide is straightforward: living income for farmers sits at...

The climate change headline: Earth continues to warm rapidly due to...

V-Dem’s latest data shows an alarming rise in autocratisation of former democracies...

Leadership is outdated: WEF argues that traditional models are not equipped for today’s...

While recycling supports waste reduction circular goals, it also...

Meaningful human rights due diligence is needed to tackle child labour...

Companies are increasingly under scrutiny for...

Generative AI will be a big part of the future of work...

A traditional compliance approach in global supply chains is failing to protect workers...

Migrant workers are more at risk then ever, amid trends like conflict and climate change...

Social dialogue refers to any negotiation, consultation or exchange of information between...

Civic space shrank considerably in 2025, with 73% of the world’s population now living under...

A food system change is urgent: the EU, UK and US food systems contribute...

AI governance is about applying human rights and environmental due diligence to...

Corruption has close ties with repressive regimes and human rights violations, but...

What will the world of work look like in 2030?...

The report makes a clear case: “We don’t do climate on Monday, nature on Tuesday, and...

The transition to renewable energy increasingly depends on AI technology...

The global human rights system and rules-based international order are under serious threat...

Fashion is both emissions-intensive and labour-intensive...

The global rule of law recession is...

Just transition cannot be just...

A just transition is a means of protecting workers’ rights while...

Benchmarking shows a wide performance gap...

This research explores how private regulation of suppliers...

Major economic megatrends are reshaping jobs and skills worldwide...

The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) analysis of...

Climate change is already significantly impacting human health and...

The global labour market remains fragile. Although unemployment is projected to...

In the midst of global turbulence and uncertainty, many companies are moving away from...

Are the world’s 2,000 most influential companies meeting the mark on human rights and...

The latest WEF Global Risks Report paints a...

Even as some countries roll back integrity and anti-corruption laws ...

Geoeconomic and technological shifts are creating both risks and opportunities for businesses ...

As sustainability and human rights professionals begin to dip their toes into AI governance ...

The new Clean Clothes Campaign Living Wage Roadmap reflects the recent shift ...

Financial markets are increasingly recognising sustainability ...

State-imposed forced labour—affecting an estimated 3.9 million people globally ...

We welcome the final statement by the Norwegian OECD National Contact Point (NCP)...

The world that companies are operating in is more complex than ever...

Non-lethal attacks against Indigenous, land and environmental defenders are...

Circular jobs are booming: up to 158 million people work...

The report analyses how a rapidly changing...

Meaningful stakeholder engagement is a business must-have...

Since 2015, nearly 3,000 climate lawsuits have been launched...

There are persistent gaps between corporate climate ambitions and the realities faced by...

This study builds on previous work that WBA has put together with UNDP on human rights, but...

As companies accelerate their climate actions, the link between...

Operating in a conflict context poses heightened risks both for...

Global internet freedom has declined for the 15th consecutive year...

WBCSD points out that the climate transition is a people challenge...

A just transition — the process of shifting towards...

The Paris Agreement has lowered projected warming from...

A striking new study is showing how...

WBCSD’s 2025 findings show that — despite global headwinds for sustainability...

Corruption drives environmental harm and violence against defenders...

As COP30 approaches, the world is off-track to meet climate goals...

Migrant workers are essential to economies and societies but face pervasive human rights risks...

he world has entered a new reality: Earth’s climate and ecosystems are approaching critical...

Workers face four main barriers to engaging with...

ender equality is not a separate issue to living income...

Children’s rights face growing challenges from climate change, conflict, inequality and...

Sustainability has shifted from voluntary to mandatory through new laws in every region of...

Frank Bold finds that the CSRD and ESRS have improved the quality, consistency and comparability...

Meaningful remedy — enabled by accessible, effective grievance mechanisms — is a...

Food systems are the leading cause of five of the six breached planetary boundaries...

The Doughnut starkly depicts how humanity has overshot planetary boundaries while continuing to...

Nearly 138 million children worldwide are engaged in child labour...

Internal buy-in is critical for effective human rights due diligence (HRDD)...

The 2025 Planetary Health Check confirms that seven of the nine planetary boundaries...

Climate change represents the greatest threat to human rights...

The report lays out a vision for business in 2045: economic opportunity for all with...

The latest ILO report on the state of social progress shows mixed results...

The study finds that CEOs are increasingly embedding sustainability across strategy, operations....

Latin America is an increasingly important region for global supply chains, yet companies face....

In 2024, 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared...

Researchers found that tropical deforestation significantly increases local temperatures...

Decent work deficits are common in lower-tier suppliers due to informality...

Engaging with suppliers is central to effective human rights...

Climate change is intensifying heat stress...

Forest loss drives climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights risks...

The report finds that there is an absence of “people-centred” goals...

At the current pace, it will take 123 years to achieve full gender parity worldwide...

Courts are a becoming a key place to shape the future of climate action...

Climate change and worker health are deeply connected - and as the planet warms...

Companies and human rights defenders are connected. How?...

Nearly 138 million children are engaged in child labour...

As AI is increasingly used in business operations, products and services...

Renewable energy development is an important engine of urgently needed climate action...

Why should companies care about children’s rights?...